What is a curry comb?

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What is a curry comb?

Answer 1

A curry comb is used in grooming your horse.  You use it FIRST, then afterward use your hard and soft finishing brush on their coat.

There are several types of curry combs.

The first is a circular metal device that has teeth on one side and wound around several times and attached to a handle.  Great for getting hardened, caked dirt of mud off your horse.

The second, is an older metal square type with a mane and tail type comb in front/top and has the same type of metal as the first except they are in rows, not a spiral as the first.

The third, is a oblong rubber one which you can use for baths and such.  Also GREAT for massages.

The fourth and my personal favorite for general cleaning, is oblong, bendable plastic that has a form of "bristles".

Answer 2

A tool made of rubber or plastic with short "teeth" on one side, that slides onto the hand of the groom. It is usually the first tool used in daily grooming. The horse is rubbed or "curried" in a circular motion, which helps to loosen dirt, hair, and other detritus, plus stimulate the skin to produce natural oils. The curry comb is usually used in a circular motion to work loose embedded material. Curries are generally too harsh to be used on the legs or head, though varieties made of softer rubber are available. Metal currycomb: a currycomb made of metal, with a handle. They are designed for use on show cattle. There is no reason for a horse owner to buy one. However, some barns have them sitting around and use them for cleaning out softer-bristled brushes. For removing mud and winter hair, as well as for cleaning brushes, a shedding blade is preferable to a metal curry, and a shedding blade can also do double duty for cleaning out other brushes.

Answer 3

is a brush which is great for getting dust and general dirt out of the horses coat

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Answer 4

Its a round rubber comb with little jagged "teeth" on it.  You use it in a circular motion and its great for getting rid of dried dirt and shedding out winter hair.

Answer 5

it is a comb that is used to take the dirt and mudd etc from the horses fur

Answer 6

a curry comb is mostly what everyone said and it is also used to clean off your normal bursh, like you bursh with the soft brush and then its full of hair then you can use the brush on the curry comb and the hair will transfer onto the curry comb and then you can simply knock off the clump of hair off the curry comb

Answer 7

a horse brush

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Answer 8

I am asuming you know nothing about grooming horses to ask a silly question like this

Answer 9

it is a brush used to remove dirt and mud and any other crud from the coat of a horse. usually made out of rubber, and sometimes plastic. it is also a metal brush used to clean other brushes with bristles. metal ones can also be used on horses, but it isn't recommended too much, although some metal curry combs are made specifically not to hurt the horse as a cleaning metal curry comb can do.

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Answer 10

A curry comb is a plastic round brush used to take the cr*p, dirt, loose hair, etc. out of a horse's coat. Here's a pic of one: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61...   You rub it in circles over the horse's coat.

Answer 11

Katy A is conpletely right it is a horse brush used in a ciculair motion to remove dirt , in winter used for shedding, usally used before a hard brush.